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40-Minute Russian

 

40-Minute Russian - Learning Russian is a must for all people working in the hospitality industry. The Russian travellers who visit demand best service and speaking Russian is part of that. This downloadable Russian audio file provides the opportunity to hear and practise the language.

Pick up the essentials of the Russian language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute Russian audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating.

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Russian Dictionary 

Russian Translation - Russian Translator

English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary

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Oxford Russian Dictionary

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Oxford Picture Dictionary: English/Russian (Oxford Picture Dictionary)

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Langenscheidt's Pocket Russian Dictionary: Russian - English / English - Russian

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Russian Language Lenses 

Russian Language 

Russian (, transliteration: '', ) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe. Russian belongs to the family of Indo-European languages and is one of three (or, according to some authorities , four) living members of the East Slavic languages, the others being Belarusian and Ukrainian (and possibly Rusyn, often considered a dialect of Ukrainian). It is also spoken by the countries of the Russophone.

Written examples of Old East Slavonic are attested from the 10th century onwards. Today Russian is widely used outside Russia. It is applied as a means of coding and storage of universal knowledge ? 60?70% of all world information is published in English and Russian languages.Moscow State University, Russian Language Centre - Official website Over a quarter of the worlds scientific literature is published in Russian. Russian is also a necessary accessory of world communications systems (broadcasts, air- and space communication, etc). Due to the status of the Soviet Union as a superpower, Russian had great political importance in the 20th century. Hence, the language is one of the official languages of the United Nations.

Russian distinguishes between consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation and those without, the so-called soft and hard sounds. This distinction is found between pairs of almost all consonants and is one of the most distinguishing features of the language. Another important aspect is the reduction of unstressed vowels, which is somewhat similar to that of English. Stress, which is unpredictable, is not normally indicated orthographically though, according to the Institute of Russian Language of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an optional acute accent ('''') may, and sometimes should, be used to mark stress (such as to distinguish between otherwise identical words or to indicate the proper pronunciation of uncommon words or names).

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The Russian Revolution 

October Revolution - Bolshevik Revolution,

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October Revolution (, Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya), also known as the Soviet Revolution or Bolshvka Revolution, refers to a revolution?as part of the Russian Revolution?that began with an armed insurrection in Petrograd (also regarded as a coup d'état by the worker and soldier masses) traditionally dated to 25 October 1917 Julian calendar (7 November 1917 Gregorian calendar).

"SparkNotes: The October Revolution" (timeline),

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It was the second phase of the overall Russian Revolution of 1917, after the February Revolution of the same year. The October Revolution overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and gave the power to the Soviets dominated by Bolsheviks. It was followed by the Russian Civil War (1917?1922) and the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.

The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks. Bolshevik armed forces began the takeover of government buildings on 24 October; however 25 October JC was the date when the Winter Palace (the seat of the Provisional government located in Petrograd, then capital of Russia), was captured.

Russian Food - Russian Receipes 

The Russian Heritage Cookbook

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Russian Cookbook

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Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook

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The Polish & Russian Classic Cookbook: 70 traditional dishes from Eastern Europe shown step-by-step in 250 photographs

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Black Russian Terrier 

The Black Russian Terrier (or simply BRT) is a breed of dog developed originally as a guard dog and police dog. It is rare outside its native country and is just starting to be recognized elsewhere; for example, it is one of the AKC's most-recently recognized breeds, gaining full status in July 2004.

Russian Blue Cat 

The Russian Blue is a type or breed of cat that has a silver-blue coat. These cats are known to be highly intelligent and playful but tend to be timid around strangers. They also develop close bonds with their human companions and are highly sought after due to their personalities and unique coat.

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